Charles Leonard Hartwell

Charles Leonard Hartwell RA (1 August 1873 – 12 January 1951) was an English sculptor in bronze and marble.

Newcastle version of St George and the Dragon

Life

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Hartwell was born in Blackheath, London, in 1873. He attended the City and Guilds School in Kennington and won a silver medal for sculpture. From 1896 he attended the Royal Academy Schools and won silver and bronze medals. He also received private tuition from the sculptors Edward Onslow Ford and Hamo Thornycroft. From 1900 he exhibited at the Royal Academy; he was elected Associate of the Royal Academy in 1915 and a Member of the Royal Academy in 1925. In 1929 he won the Royal British Society of Sculptors' silver medal for the sculpture 'The Goatherd's Daughter'. He lived in London and later at Aldwick in West Sussex. He died in 1951.[1]

 
The Goatherd's Daughter, Regent's Park, London

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References

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  1. ^ Armstrong, Barrie; Armstrong, Wendy (2013). The Arts and Crafts Movement in the North East of England. A Handbook. Wetherby: Oblong Creative Ltd. p. 203. ISBN 9-780957599215.
  2. ^ Armstrong, Barrie; Armstrong, Wendy (2013). The Arts and Crafts Movement in the North East of England. A Handbook. Wetherby: Oblong Creative Ltd. p. 97. ISBN 9-780957599215.
  3. ^ Banerjee, Jacqueline (2011). "The Goatherd's Daughter, by Charles Leonard Hartwell (1873–1951)". The Victorian Web. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  4. ^ Ward-Jackson, Philip (2003). Public Sculpture of the City of London. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. p. 432.
  5. ^ "Robert Walker Monument". www.treefrogtreasures.com. 12 August 2009. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  6. ^ "Public Sculptures of Sussex"
  7. ^ Brighton Herald dated 5th November 1904,p7 accessed 27th Dec 2020
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